Price increases expected to generate $2 billion in new revenue to improve financial situation WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2013.  The United States Postal Service yesterday announced proposed price changes, including an increase in the price of a First-Class Mail single-piece letter from 46 cents to 49 cents. The proposed changes, which would[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 25, 2013 – 1:13 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY:  Good afternoon, everyone.  It is so good to be with you today.  For those of you who were with us in New York, I hope you enjoyed that trip.  It was obviously eventful.  The President gave a major speech at[Read More…]

Commitments announced yesterday focus on women’s empowerment, mobilizing youth, conserving natural resources, and building resilient cities NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2013.  Yesterday, during the second day of the 2013 Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, President Bill Clinton, Former Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton announced new[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 September 2013 – Senior United Nations officials today called on Member States to take renewed steps to rid the world of nuclear weapons, during what was the first high-level meeting ever held by the General Assembly devoted to this issue. “Some might complain that nuclear disarmament is little[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–26 September 2013 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today voiced his sadness at the loss of life and damage to thousands of homes caused by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck south-west Pakistan earlier this week. “The Secretary-General extends his sincere condolences to the people and Government of Pakistan, particularly the[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 26, 2013. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending September 21, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 305,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 310,000. The 4-week moving average was 308,000, a decrease of 7,000 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]

DPA: Knee-Jerk Prohibition of New Drugs Out-of-Step With Momentum for Sentencing and Drug Policy Reform; New Zealand Now Implementing Regulatory System to Control New Drugs; Offers Glimpse of Pragmatic Post-Prohibition Model for Drug Control WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—September 25, 2013. Today, the U.S. Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control will hear testimony[Read More…]

Heads of State from Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala and Mexico Expected to Call for Global Drug Policy Reform; President Mujica of Uruguay to Make First-Ever UN Address; Will Meet With President Pérez Molina of Guatemala to Discuss Marijuana Reform and Alternatives to Prohibition NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—September 25, 2013. This week, drug[Read More…]

Commitments announced today will address improving nutrition, combating cholera, ending child marriage and providing safe drinking water New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–September 24, 2013.  Today, President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Chelsea Clinton opened the ninth Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting organized around the theme “Mobilizing for[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–24 September 2013 – From the podium of the United Nations General Assembly, Iran’s new President, Hassan Rouhani, today foreswore the production of nuclear weapons, reasserted his country’s right to peaceful nuclear enrichment and proposed immediate “time-bound” talks to resolve the issue. “I declare here, openly and unambiguously, that,[Read More…]